They said it....
Mar 02, 2004
<i>"It was not a resolution by the backbenchers alone. It was a resolution by the front bench too. I don't see any dissension, I see its implementation"</i> - Speaker <b>Edward Ssekandi</b> reacting to reports that Cabinet had rejected a parliamentary resolution to declare the north a disaster area.
"It was not a resolution by the backbenchers alone. It was a resolution by the front bench too. I don't see any dissension, I see its implementation" - Speaker Edward Ssekandi reacting to reports that Cabinet had rejected a parliamentary resolution to declare the north a disaster area.
"As a seasoned politician, I am ready to die standing and not on my knees like a woman" - UYD acting chairperson Mohammed Kezaala Baswale, while fleeing from a seminar in Iganga town, which turned rowdy after he alleged that the Movement government was dishing out jobs in a sectarian manner.
"I have never said Mutebi should stand for elections because I am aware the Constitution in its present form bars monarchical, cultural and traditional leaders from partisan politics" - Movement director of information Ofwono Opondo, denying reports that he had said Kabaka Mutebi should stand for elections if he wanted political power
"Mixing religion with politics is unwise, keep it in churches and mosques"- Lands minister Col. Kahinda Otafiire, speaking at a victory party for Mary Karooro Okurut who won the Bushenyi by-elections in which some candidates reportedly whipped up religious sentiments to garner support from voters
"It is not true that the whole of Lango is fighting the whole of Acholi...My brothers and sisters should go back and speak to their people. They should not bury their heads under the sand, they know what is happening"- Otuke MP Omara Atubo, reacting to accusations by Acholi MPs that he and other Langi politicians instigated the attack on the Acholi residing in Lira town.
"As a seasoned politician, I am ready to die standing and not on my knees like a woman" - UYD acting chairperson Mohammed Kezaala Baswale, while fleeing from a seminar in Iganga town, which turned rowdy after he alleged that the Movement government was dishing out jobs in a sectarian manner.
"I have never said Mutebi should stand for elections because I am aware the Constitution in its present form bars monarchical, cultural and traditional leaders from partisan politics" - Movement director of information Ofwono Opondo, denying reports that he had said Kabaka Mutebi should stand for elections if he wanted political power
"Mixing religion with politics is unwise, keep it in churches and mosques"- Lands minister Col. Kahinda Otafiire, speaking at a victory party for Mary Karooro Okurut who won the Bushenyi by-elections in which some candidates reportedly whipped up religious sentiments to garner support from voters
"It is not true that the whole of Lango is fighting the whole of Acholi...My brothers and sisters should go back and speak to their people. They should not bury their heads under the sand, they know what is happening"- Otuke MP Omara Atubo, reacting to accusations by Acholi MPs that he and other Langi politicians instigated the attack on the Acholi residing in Lira town.